Skate + BMX + Baseball? Padres Celebrate Action Sports
May 21, 2008 – 12:43 am PT by GregTags: Alex Perelson, Bucky Lasek, Dennis McCoy —
For the fifth year in a row the San Diego Padres will be celebrating action sports in a big way — if you consider a 40-foot halfpipe big. Some top skaters and BMX riders will be performing, including Bucky Lasek, Alex Perelson, Dennis McCoy and Austin Coleman.
If you are in the San Diego area this Saturday you can watch all the fun before the evening game between the Padres and the Cincinatti Reds. Keep reading for all of the details.
Catch Bucky Lasek, Others at Padres Action Sports Day this Saturday
This Saturday’s Padres game at PETCO Park will have a little vert feel to it as Bucky Lasek, SD local Alex Perelson, Lincoln Ueda and Neal Hendrix will show their stuff on a 40-ft. pipe at the 5th Annual Action Sports Day on May 24th prior to the San Diego Padres v. Cincinnati Reds contest.
Other athletes participating in Action Sports Day include BMXers Dennis McCoy, Coco Zurita, Ben Snowden and Austin Coleman. The event will be hosted by Dave Duncan.
A 40-foot half pipe will be placed on the wiffle ball field in the Park at the Park at PETCO Park for the performance, which is set to start 6:15. In addition to the demo, there will be prizes and give-aways from Vans and Camp Woodward. Following the game there will be a post game Family Fireworks show.
Fans can purchase tickets via the Internet at padres.com, padresbeisbol.com or by phone at 1-877-FRIARTIX.
